Dragon Age 2 Signature Edition Preorder?

[Dhruin]

With BioWare's free upgrade to the Dragon Age 2 "Signature Edition" about to expire, what's your view? Have you preordered, would like to but just haven't seen enough information about Dragon Age 2 yet or, perhaps, have you been turned off by this whole process?

[azarhal]

I preordered to get the goodies.

I think I hate DLCs more then pre-ordering scheme, so if I can put my hand on them legally without a cost, well it works for me.

[MrSanta78]

I actually preordered DA2 before the Signature Edition was revealed, but this option is not in the poll. So I voted for Preordered to get the goodies

[Von Paulus]

I've preordered to get the goodiesand because it wasn't more expensive. But, they can release a thousand DLCs that I won't buy a single one. Never bought one and never will. Only expansions.

[skavenhorde]

I don't know enough about this game. I'm not even sure I'll buy it at this moment. Although, my attitude has changed slightly towards this game I still want to know more about it.

It's so different than last time. Around this time I knew all I needed to know about this game from gameplay videos and interviews. Now it's all been about the freaking console version of the game with a few tidbits thrown in there for us PC gamers.

[figment]

I preordered to get the goodies but dislike this preorder scheme. I liked DA2 enough to know I would buy it anyway and assume this is the best deal until next christmas but that doesn't mean I have to like it.

[DeepO]

I never preorder.

[RampantCoyote]

I preordered The Witcher 2. But not this game. I haven't finished (or even warmed up to) the first one yet.

[Amasius]

Voted "Will wait for a cheap "gold" bundle". I don't mind to wait a year or two and after the last steam sale I have a huge backlog anyway. These days I usually only pay the full price for indie games - they deserve it and don't annoy me with stuff like DLC.

[murlock]

Not interested in DA2 because I've loose any interest after DA failure (in my point of view) with DLC.
Waiting for Witcher 2, Skyrim and I have a lot of RPG game to play ( Darkensang, Risen, ...)

[szokol]

Will wait for a cheap gold version.
DA1 was good, but the DLC-s were a disaster.
Preordered Grim Dawn but I am not sure DA2 will be good enough even for a bargain price.

[SirJames]

Wheres the "im gonna pirate it and get all DLC for free and not even play it the whole way though before getting super bored of playing a Bgrade movie when I wanted a cRPG" option? :þ

[LuckyCarbon]

I thought the first one stunk, not going to waste my money again.

[Risine]

What a strange maketing hype for DA2 !!! For DA1, and for at least six months before the game was out, we had tons of videos of the game, screenshots, and so on almost every day. We knew what the game looked like.
For DA2, it seems they don't want us to see the game, they do whatever they can not to show us the environment, the sceneries, except a few fighting scenes and cinematics.
Therefore I'm not very optimistic about it, and far less when hearing they are just getting rid of BG' legacy to make it a console product.

[you]

Not real happy with EA DLC approach. Most of them suck anyways (though I hear the one for MA2 were decent). I'll wait a year this time for DA2/MA3 (last year I brought them early).

[sjett]

I preordered to get the goodies but dislike this preorder scheme. I liked DA2 enough to know I would buy it anyway and assume this is the best deal until next christmas but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
Same here. Since I know I'll buy DA2, I didn't mind preordering it.

I'd prefer the good old days, when everyone got the same game with the same content, no matter when or where they bought it.

[Crilloan]

Will wait for bundle, have far to many games to finish first, and limited time.

For e.g. I haven't started DA:Awakening or Fallout 3 GOTY yet..,or X3 reunion to name a few

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[DarkPhantom]

I've got such a huge backlog that I actually stopped paying full price for games and usually only get them when they're already on a half-price or, as with DA:Origins, get an Ultimate pack with everything that has come out.

That being said, I'll only buy DA2 when it's cheaper.

[sgreco1970]

DAO was probably the best single player rpg Ive ever played, and Ive played them all. Its clearly not for everyone, some folks say they hated it or were bored. Me, I loved every single second of it. I have pre-purchased the sig ed from amazon and it will arrive on release day. woot!

That said, if there was one thing i'd change about bioware games AND bethesda games, it would be to make them co-op.

[Maylander]

I pre-ordered. No reason not to - I know I'll buy it. When the day comes that BioWare makes a game I don't even feel like completing, I'll stop buying their games on release day. Until then, I'll continue to give them the benefit of the doubt, despite their horrible marketing.

[DArtagnan]

Not too interested, and I will wait for the bundled version. I'm in no hurry to play DA2, but I expect it to be a solid game - since that's what Bioware generally do.

I also expect it to be a step down from DA:O - but that doesn't mean it will be a bad game. Just not as good as it could have been.

I could also be wrong, and be pleasantly surprised - but I'm not big on preorders when I'm this uncertain. I also despise the concept of giving people in-game things that others don't get. It's a shady tactic designed to play on the "fear" that you don't get everything unless you preorder.

Give people the COMPLETE experience, no matter when they pay. About the only thing I would be ok with, would be a cheaper price as the ONLY incentive. Oh, and if people really want soundtracks or stuff like that - I have no problem with them charging extra for such crap - as it's not part of the actual game.

All the signs point towards yet another step away from the kind of game I enjoy, and one more step towards the primarily cinematic and streamlined experience that isn't for me.

I don't think Bioware will ever make a downright BAD game, but they'll continue stepping away from intricate mechanics and challenging gameplay, and I don't feel right supporting such a direction. It doesn't help that EA is such a big part of the equation.

I'm not a fan of the mainstream driven design, and I'm not a fan of playing the same game over and over, no matter how polished or competently it's done.

[Couchpotato]

DArtagnan you have said everything I feel about bioware and there direction on the future of RPGs. Im sure it will be a good game also but I cant support a company thats supposed to the RPG gods when they don't even know know what one is.

[Thrasher]

Although there is little chance this game will be a complete bomb, I'd rather wait until it's reviewed. I've got enough of a backlog already.

[Dasale]

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I don't think Bioware will ever make a downright BAD game
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For me there's Mass Effect but I played it less than 10 hours and certainly even less I don't remember. Not many games gave me the feeling of playing such a crap.

I don't say I'm right it's just what happened.

[aveline]

Mixed feelings.
I was going to pre-order it anyway; I did it sooner due to the deadline.
I'm okay with buying DLC. Yet this time I feel like a tool.
Lots of people are squeamish about DLC. Why do this?

Smart thing to do is wait for Gold release but I just can't. I'm so excited. There's a first adopter tax with games. I'm paying a premium & that should earn me some respect.

[Drithius]

I enjoyed the first DA the first time I played it through. Skip ahead a couple months and as I tried to get into a second playthrough, I found myself incredibly bored of the (very trite) story. Not enough spells/strategy either. The only saving grace was Claudia Black and I *still* couldn't bring myself to even get halfway.

I might pick up the sequel a year down the line once all the halfassed DLC's get bundled together, but as for buying it on release, let alone preordering, my days of confidence in Bioware are long past.

Currently enjoying The Dragon Knight Saga, best RPG since the Witcher (though I have yet to play Fallout: NV).

[Gorath]

Last preorder day today.

I don't preorder because I can never be sure when I'll have time for gaming - and I stopped buying games for my backlog. I buy when I want to play, not earlier.

[Malkavian]

Since they made an "Ultimate Edition" for Dragon Age: Origins, I know I won't buy DA2 before they publish one there as well (with all the DLC inside, you'll get a complete game). It's just not worth it (at least I think so), to pay twice as much (or even more), for just a few months. I'm really frustrated by this. I pre-ordered Origins (for PC) and it was painful to watch, how the price got halved in 2 months. It doesn't make sense to get a game early, at any cost.
Also, there will be several patches. People who buy it later won't just get it dirt cheap, but they'll also receive a much more polished product. It's not like there aren't any other games to play in the meantime.
I preordered The Witcher 2 however - other than DA2 I really can't wait to play THIS. I have my savegame ready for the import. :P

[Ashbery76]

I liked DA1 and see no evidence that DA2 is any different apart from a better dialogue system in DA2.

[Konjad]

first game was mediocre (well, actually first half was pretty good until it turned to shitty diablo clone) and add-on was horrible, I didn't even finish it. So I am not interested in pre-ordering DA2. I might wait and buy it later - if it's Codex approved, although I highly doubt it will be.

[Thrasher]

Diablo clone? DA is many things, but Diablo it's not.

[BillSeurer]

Diablo clone? DA is many things, but Dablo its not.

No kidding. Sometimes I wonder if people are even playing same games that I am.

[zakhal]

The signature preorder was only 36€ when i.e new console games can cost up to 60-70€ so I took it.

I did get bored with the first game though. Too much of the same and too easy. Run to the next room. Smack enemies with sword. Loot. Run to the next room. Smack enemies with sword. Loot. Run to the next room. Smack enemies with sword. Run to the next room. Smack enemies with sword. Loot.

There was no need for quick reflexes or anykind tactics. At one point I think my brains went to energy-saving mode because they simple were not needed in the process. I think the brains said to me "Wake me up when this shit is done and well continue".

I just couldnt stand it anymore. If enemies had any intelligence they wouldnt be dispersed to hundred different rooms (thats unless their goal is to bore me to death). They would gather in few strategical points that have important exists and block them with mass. Few bigger fights would also be much more interesting as a challenge than slow endless grind.

[RivianWitch]

I did get bored with the first game though. Too much of the same and too easy. Run to the next room. Smack enemies with sword. Loot. Run to the next room. Smack enemies with sword. Loot. Run to the next room. Smack enemies with sword. Run to the next room. Smack enemies with sword. Loot.

There was no need for quick reflexes or anykind tactics. At one point I think my brains went to energy-saving mode because they simple were not needed in the process. I think the brains said to me "Wake me up when this shit is done and well continue".

I just couldnt stand it anymore. If enemies had any intelligence they wouldnt be dispersed to hundred different rooms (thats unless their goal is to bore me to death). They would gather in few strategical points that have important exists and block them with mass. Few bigger fights would also be much more interesting as a challenge than slow endless grind.

Sounds as if you used boring builds and specs for your characters, which brings me to a souce of some mega nerd rage I'm experiencing right now. ..and that is that there is no dualwielding in DA2 for warriors? WTF! They have by that move, consigned the warrior build to being the most boring piece of *** imaginable!

What the ** is happening to Bioware? They finally got combat right in DA:O, and now we PC gamers are being sold out to the console kids once again.

Noooooooooo

[BillSeurer]

So play a dual-wielding rogue then. In DA:O the melee rogue builds were all sucky mainly because there wasn't anything they could do that the fighter couldn't do better.

[RivianWitch]

Well this is why I feel so … dismayed. Didn't enjoy rogue - never enjoyed Biowares rogues - I like a good kick-ass fighter, and that's exactly what I had in DA:O, speccing in STR and agility. With my mix of high stength and agility, that warrior of mine was a super-fast killing machine. I mean, who wants to bother playing a boring old tank anyway.

..and I bet the mages are less interesting too. I'd better check all the character specs in more detail, because I'm suddenly wondering if you can still spec as a ranger and so on.

Why, oh why oh why must games always get simplified in their sequels? Argh.